Folding credit register



Aug? J. E. DUNGAN 1,870,444

FOLDING CREDIT REGI STER Original Filed July 14, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l IEVDIMMIV 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J. E. DUNGAN FOLDING CREDIT REGISTER Original Filed July 14, 1925 Aug. 9, 1932.

0 7 3 4 B a 3 w a m. a j 5 V a 0 0 a 5 5 4 5 "J 7 M 2 a 0 5 H 5 Ni; W, W 4 r w J F 0 7 3 Q Z/VVEVW B) v Hrry Patented Aug. 9, 1932 11mm stares Peri-mtgerm: EigDIINGAEi'OFJGI-HCAGO;ILLINOIS; assrenon;nremnsnnmssrommnrs;or omn-'- HALE-mo: REM-INGTOIWRAND me, or: BUFFALO; roam-Ac oonmnrromon- DELAWARE ronnrnencimmr nnorsmm Ap lication med :ru1:, ;.-1 i,.- 1925,: Selina-no. 143,531.. Renewed" Januar -9,. 193m The. present invention has to do with a sectional. credit register in. which a. largenumber-.o.f.acconnts may bezkeptin a relatively small. structure, and which is adapted. to be u gfolded to. conserve space.-

Among. the objects .of. the. invention are the following An improved type-offcredit register havingsections adaptedllto. foldbne upon; an.- lo oth er for, compactness an unique arrangement; of, two. or.: more. series. of 1 drawers.-

wherebythey may be foldedinto unitparal lel: sections,,tliearrangement. providing .addi-I tionaluseful storage space improved lfire:

;..pro0fing, meansand. protection. in a-credit register, or.in,a;device comprising apluralitjy of drawers adapted to. hold sales tickets im-.

proved. means for holdingthe drawers in'one of .the.sections .of a. device. of. the a character Q-rlescribed Q, against displacement. during theopening,,closing and transportingoperations offlsaid section; and an unique member for.

hereby. .madea part of this application,..and

Figure-1 is; anend view, partly ineleva-v tion.and partly .in section, ofa register :ema :bodyingthe invention.

Figure .2 1s a ..top view-of thelower sec tiornof. the. register illustrated inFigure 1;: Figure 3 is. a frontelevationof the upper.

section of suchregister, a drawer holding...

m-ember being in position; and

Figure l is a liorizontalsection on the line 4 .4 of.the Figure 3 looking in the direction of, the arrows.

Like reference characters are used to desig- *.-:nate.s1m1lar parts in the drawlngand in the.

description hereinafter .given .of. the embodimentof the invention.

Byreference to Figure 1,. which shows a registenofthe typehereinafter described in open position, it? will be noted that. the regiss ter, comprises two-sections having. a plurality of drawers adapted. to. hold credi'tlor 1 sales slips hingedl'y connected. one to another.. Oneof 'saidjsections is adaptedL'tGbe folded down. over the other.sectionthereof. Accessibility to all'of the drawerscontained "in, both. sections is made. perfectly;= apparent froman. examinationof'fliigure 1; V

The bottom, section .iofjthe device is. generallyrectangnlar in. configuration, and is ordinarily manufactured". of lfolded metal sheets... Said bottom. :section. designated A,

comprises. a bottom:lO',Ian..end-.'member 11, 1

an oppositeend member 12,. and "side members .13... These -.members may be produced by conventional foldingmeans or other man-v ufacturingmxpedients commonsto the metal art.

. Ordinarily the materialofthe end ll 'and 12. and i sides .13 I. is... extended l inwardly. to

form apart ofthe. front of sect-ionA; which front more properly. is .-designate.d. the top, thereof.v

As will be notedQinI-Figure 2,.the material of such'frontisfolded to provide a narrow. edge .fla'ngewr. flat section .14 on three sides.

. thereof,.azcontiguous V shaped: trough. section 15 L extending abeut lsaidhthree "edgesthereof, and; abroader flangeat. the end, bf

seotion A whichco-nnects the upper. section,. designated B; thetroughl15. being (arranged.

at. this .endr adj acent saidlbroader, flange.

A ,secondnarrow flatfiange 16 is arranged I adjacent. the zV-.sliaped trough L section; 15 on all Y sides,

From amexamiriatiOmof the .wall l 17;and 18,2Whi0h limits the. storage space. containedv I in section Aand towhiohI access maybehad through the top thereof, it will'be noted that. suchstorage. space is arranged .at. an. angle,

or inother words',..isi-oblique ly. disposed. l A-q-i second .wall. 19 is; arranged .1n.proximity. to

wall i17., .i.n-order. to provide a relatively nar- -rowaopen storage section divided. by. .partijtionsQO;- generally. equidistantly, spaced; A

Y plurality of pigeon ,holessmay thus -be. provided. p I Between .the. transverse. wailsllSL and 19.,

a number ofdividers 21:are provided .to define adjacent compartments; .These are of. the

same general type as are illustrated in the co-pending joint application of the applicant here, John E; Dungan, and one Richard James, filed May 10, 1924, and numbered 712,439 which application has matured into Patent No. 1,745,218, dated January 28, 1930.

Each of the dividers 21'has asal part there-' ofa plurality of shelves 22. Internal end or si'de members 23; adjacentsides 13 have shelves-24 parallel to shelves 22. Between the sections 21, and said sections and members 23, upon the shelves 22 and 24, a plu-.

rality of drawers 25 having pin stops 26, similar to those described in said co-pendmg application, are arranged. Said drawers 25 are'adapted to be removed by -'a pull upon' a handle '27 formed integrally therewith, and

are lifted upwardly in an oblique direction.

. Whensufliciently removed, they are allowed to become horizontal, taking'the direction of the open top of section A. I

In this manner, complete access to said 7 drawers is obtained, for the pin 26 act ing in the space in the ends 23 and separators 21 provided by cutting the material thereof to form the shelves 22 and 24, and folding these shelves over, permits sufficient removal 3 of the drawer 25 from section A'to give access a. to its entire contents.

At oneend of'section. A is a drawer C having a'handle portion 28.. Said drawer C comprises sheet metal portions including a bottom 29 and sides 30 and is open at its hinge 33. I

and an end slightly oblique and to which top. It is completely encased in a section of sheet material designated 31 and having a flanged portion 32 adapted to be secured to the material of sides 13.

Section B is hingedly connected to section A by a piano hinge member or other suitable Section B comprises a back 34 the hinge33issecured. Said, section 35 is adapted to rest upon the portion of section enclosing drawer C. An end 36 at a 90? angle toback 34, and sides 37 also at 90 ,there to,'comp letethe walls of section B.

:bers 41 are a plurality of separators 43.. A sheet of metal folded upon itself is used At the open front of section Barefour flanged sections 38, which are equidistantly removed from the sides 37 and the ends 35 and 36, and which include an inverted V- shaped section 39 which is adapted to be inserted into and lit snugly in the trough of section A when section B is folded there;

Spaced from the ends 35 and 36 and'th'e side 37 is a second wall 40, see Figure 4. This wall provides an air space sufiicientifor fireprotection for insulating material "between the contiguous external walls and the internal wall 40. Adjacent to the wall'40 contiguous I to the sides 37, is a shelf-supporting member,

41 each member 41 having a plurality of evenly separated shelves 42. Between memat opposite sides of a separator 43'.

' ers is held within the section B by a pin 46,

and is adapted to be actuated by a hand1e47 generally integral therewith. The construction of. the end members 41, the separators 43, the drawers 45, and the pins 46 in said drawers is thefsame as in thepreviously referred to joint application for patent.

It is quite manifest that if an efifortis made to close sectionjB upon section Awithout thedrawers in section B being secured in" place, many of said drawers will fall out and "probably make it diflicult or impossible to close section B over section A. In order to obviate this difficulty, I have drawer locking member D. I

Said member D comprises a plurality of sheet metal strips 50 arranged vertically.

51 adapted to engage one of the outer rows of drawers 45 is secured. F or each internal provided a. T

w To the external members 50, an angle iron men1ber50, a double angle iron 52 is provided. Said member 52 isadaptedtoengage two series or rows of drawers 45 concurrent y Two or'more cross members 53 are adapted to hold the vertical members 50in rigid alignment. Upon the bottom member 53, tongues 54 are arranged, and said tongues 54 are adapted to be inserted into upwardly opening apertures in the material of flange The tongues 54 are inwardly section 38. bent for this purpose.

Atthe top of the member D, one or more latch members 55 are provided. Such latch members 55 comprise a semi-circular portion of material, eccentrically mounted upon a shaft 56. Said shaft 56 has an operating handle 57 and is pivotally secured in members 53. Members 55 are bent as indicated 3 in Figure 1, so that when turned to a position opposite that shown in Figures 1 and 3, said I members are entirely disengaged from the upper fiange38, which flange is provided with downwardly opening slots or apertures for the purpose of receiving said locking member 55. 1 f

It is quite manifest that in orderto place the member I) in position, the tongues 54 thereof are first inserted into the apertures provided for their reception, and the latch members must be turned to a position diametrically opposed to that shown in Figure 3, Member D is pressed inupon the drawers45, and while so held, the handles 57 are 7 turned until the material of the latchmembers 55 is inserted into "theapertures in the flange 38 provided therefor. Removal is ale- 1 0 complished by reversing the latching operation and lifting the tongues 54 out of position.

When the member I) is in position, section B may be folded over section A. In order to render the device proof against burglary, or inquisitors when folded, a lock on the end thereof is provided. A handle 61 facilitates separation of the two parts, A and B.

When closed, the device is indeed compact and is adapted to be, used in a relatively small space. Itmay be conveniently moved about. l/Vhen open it occupies a relatively small amount of desk space and is adapted for use in limited quarters. In the trough flange 15, it is usual and customary to seat a strip of asbestos 70. When the flange 39 is pressed into trough 15, it impinges the asbestos 70, rendering the closed cabinets air tight and greatly increasing fire resistance.

It will be noted that the two sections A and B fasten one against the other when closed and-that the interfitting parts comprise as to one section, a continuous groove, and as to the other section, a continuous strip fitting into said groove. This construction has a great advantage in fire protection for there are noopenings or breaks in the seam between the parts. No flame or hot gases therefore can penetrate into either section through the interfitting parts.

I claim 1. A credit register having normally superposed sections, walls in each section, a plurality of shelves on each wall, the walls having slots above each shelf and parallel thereto, a plurality of drawers on said shelves, each of said drawers having side walls and a pin traversing the drawer and projecting through said side walls into opposed slots, said drawers being of less length than said slots and said pins being at the rear of said drawers and of appreciably less diameter than the width of said slots whereby said drawers may be drawn from out of contact with said shelves but maintained in proper position between opposed walls, and a hinged connection between said sections for effecting the disposition thereof in angularly related planes, thereby rendering the drawers in each section independently removable'in different planes.

2. A credit register having normally superposed sectlons, walls at the side of said sections, a plurality of shelves on each wall,

there being parallel slots in each wall above said shelves and extending to adjacent the front edge of the former, a drawer on each pair of shelves and having side walls, each drawer having a transversely arranged pin in said side walls near the rear thereof and being of less length than said slots, the Width of said slots being several times the diameter of said pin, a hinge connecting member between said sections for effecting the dis- JOHN E. D UNGAN. 

